A man is accused of stabbing his friend to death with a sword as they fought over a woman early Tuesday.

Police said Christopher Shows, 33, was drinking with his girlfriend and the victim at an apartment in the 300 block of Grove Avenue when the men began to argue over the woman, an incident report states.

Shows told police the victim, 30, had been dancing with Shows' girlfriend when the argument began about 1 a.m. Shows said he eventually went to bed with the woman and told the victim to leave and go to sleep, but the man began banging on the door and threatened to hurt the couple.

Shows said the victim kicked the door in, so Shows picked up a large sword and lunged forward, stabbing the victim in the right side of the chest.

Police said Shows later changed his story and declined to say he had struck the victim in the genital area when he saw the pair dancing together.

When police arrived, the victim was bleeding heavily on the floor of the apartment. Shows appeared hysterical, the incident report says.

Though Shows claimed self-defense, police said evidence at the scene disproved that.

He was arrested and charged with murder, and remained behind bars Tuesday afternoon in lieu of posting $200,000 bail.